Believe it or not‚ Broadway musicals have not always been as diverse as they are now. Throughout its history‚ Broadway discriminated against people of color‚ never dealt with the issue of racism‚ and had little to no diversity‚ despite its prominence. Diversity is important because it makes people feel more represented and not worth any less than others. Addressing racial discrimination has helped people to realize that they are not alone in their struggles‚ and can impact their lives. The history
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Chapter 8 Questions 1. Jefferson’s beliefs were that the majority of the votes from the people would guide the course of the republic. Jefferson believed that a central government was the most simple and effective. Jefferson also thought that blacks and whites could not live in a world together and be seen as equals in society. Placing the good of the public before personal beliefs and desires was also a strong belief to Jefferson. Economy was placed before military so Jefferson reduced both taxes
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brothers. There were several issues in which the founding brothers found themselves on opposite sides of an issue. In the case of Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton‚ Hamilton had questioned Burr’s qualifications in Burr’s run for governor of New York. One situation lead to another issue in which the line between personal and political criticism was blurred which lead to Burr ultimately challenging Hamilton to a duel. In another case‚ Hamilton had been pushing for a Funding/Assumption policy to be used
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election Jefferson‚ Aaron Burr and John Adams ran against each other. Jefferson and Burr for the Anti-Federalists and Adams for the Federalists. The Anti-Federalists or will become the Democratic-Republican party and is now the Democratic party. They favored more autonomy within the state governments. The Federalists on the other hand thought of a plan of government to that of a monarchy and also referred to pro-British policies as a betrayal to U.S. relations with France. Jefferson and Burr ended up tieing
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Alexander Hamilton‚ The Federalist Amber Henricksen U.S History Mr. Michael Miguel December 10‚ 2012 In the year 1789‚ George Washington had established his Cabinet. The Cabinet consists of men who were the best at what they do such as handling money or being familiar with machinery. There were three men who were a part of this Cabinet following with an attorney general. These men were Thomas Jefferson‚ Secretary of State‚ Alexander Hamilton‚ Secretary of Treasury‚ Henry Knox‚ Secretary
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In Alexander Hamilton (2004)‚ Ron Chernow tackles the errand of depicting America’s most questionable Founding Father. The book gives an expansive perspective of the scene of early America‚ with unique accentuation on Hamilton’s accomplishments and his relationship to certain Founders.Before understanding this book‚ my contemplations concurred with the prevalent picture of Hamilton as a splendid however tyrannical man who was as often as possible required in outrages or in clashes with different
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Wood “The characters of Revolutionary Characters” is a realistic portrayal of six most important members of the founding generation of the United States. They are: George Washington‚ Ben Franklin‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ James Madison‚ Aaron Burr‚ John Adams‚ Alexander Hamilton‚ Thomas Paine. The Founders‚ indeed‚ were a highly unique and exceptionally talented generation. The book takes as its accent not the story of the lives of individual founders but an analysis of their characters.
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first between organized political parties and the first of several to be decided on the basis of quirks in the Constitution. Why did Jefferson consider his victory in 1800 over the Federalist John Adams and his own vice-presidential running mate Aaron Burr to be “revolutionary”? What other “revolutionary” aspect of this election is added by the authors on p. 215? (1) Jefferson’s point: Revolutionary because it ended the Federalist rule and led the party into oblivion because Adams was the last
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Burr was running for the governorship of New York‚ and everybody except Hamilton favored Burr’s candidacy. After Burr read in a newspaper that Hamilton called him “the most unfit and dangerous man of the community”‚ Burr felt that Hamilton had thwarted his plans and challenged Hamilton to a duel after Hamilton refused to apologize. The two men met at Weehawken
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The book Founding Brothers was written in a way that anyone could read. Even people who are unfamiliar with the American Revolution would feel comfortable reading this book and have a good understanding of what happened during that time period. The author‚ Joseph Ellis‚ explains throughout the book the conflicting interpretations of the meaning of the American Revolution as well as the influence it had on the early history of the United States of America. Ellis resisted choosing one side over the
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